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Financial Optimization

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The Problem This Solves

Many sites are enrolling and executing studies but still losing money.

Approved budgets that don’t reflect true workload

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Missed or delayed billables

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Inconsistent invoicing and reconciliation

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Limited visibility into study-level profitability

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Financial decisions based on assumptions, not data

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What We Actually Do

Financial systems designed to protect revenue, improve visibility, and support sustainable growth.

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Financial Advisory & Performance Visibility

We provide leadership-level financial guidance that delivers clear insight into study and portfolio performance. This includes revenue forecasting, margin and contribution analysis, and study-level evaluation so leadership can allocate resources with precision and confidence.

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Billing Optimization & Charge Capture

We align billing workflows with protocol requirements, visit schedules, and approved budgets to ensure all services rendered are accurately captured and invoiced. By strengthening documentation alignment and follow-up processes, we eliminate missed billables and improve cash flow predictability.

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Protocol Financial Optimization

We conduct detailed, line-by-line protocol reviews to identify missed revenue opportunities, hidden cost drivers, and inefficiencies. Staffing, vendor use, and workflows are aligned to maximize allowable revenue without increasing risk or compromising quality.

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Financial Reconciliation & Revenue Protection

We establish disciplined reconciliation processes that compare completed visits to billed items, identify discrepancies, and recover unpaid or underpaid invoices. Leadership gains visibility into what is earned, billed, paid, and outstanding at all times.

The Impact

Well structured teams perform differently.

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Fewer billing disputes

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Reduced revenue leakage

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Stronger sponsor confidence

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Improved study-level profitability

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Faster, more predictable cash flow

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Leadership control over financial decisions

How We Work With You

Our engagement models are designed to meet your site exactly where it is. We provide the right level of leadership, structure, and execution support without disruption, dependency, or loss of control.

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Embedded Financial Leadership

We work alongside site leadership and operations teams to provide ongoing financial oversight, strategy, and execution alignment.

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Project-Based Financial Optimization

We deliver focused engagements such as protocol financial reviews, billing workflow redesign, or reconciliation cleanup each with defined scope and outcomes.

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Hybrid Support Model

We combine embedded oversight with targeted financial projects, ensuring daily stability while addressing high-impact gaps as they arise.

Case  Study

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Before Trial Aid

  • Inconsistent margins across studies

  • Manual, delayed billing processes

  • Limited visibility into profitability

  • Missed or disputed invoices

  • Financial decisions based on estimates

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What Changed

  • Study-level financial tracking tied to execution

  • Optimized billing and reconciliation workflows

  • Protocol-driven revenue capture

  • Staff trained on visit-level financial impact

  • Clear leadership dashboards

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The Result

  • Increased revenue capture from existing studies

  • Faster reimbursements

  • Improved margins without increased enrollment

  • Confident, data-driven financial decisions

Sites experiencing billing delays or revenue leakage

Multi-study operations with variable margins

Owners seeking financial clarity and control

Organizations preparing for scale or exit

Independent research sites

Are You Ready to Transform Your
Research Site?

Contact us and request a free consultation today!

Independent

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sites

Our Approach

Trial Aid treats finance as an operational system, not an accounting afterthought.

We align protocols, workflows, documentation, and billing so financial performance mirrors execution reality. By embedding financial discipline into daily operations, we help sites protect margins, improve predictability, and build long-term enterprise value.

Trial Aid is not an SMO.
We strengthen financial control while preserving full ownership and decision making.

Financial Optimization

Trial Aid’s Financial Optimization services align financial

strategy with real-world protocol execution. We help

research sites eliminate revenue leakage, improve cash flow

visibility, and ensure every study is financially sustainable

without compromising compliance or sponsor trust.

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